Baghdad vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$423
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
60
44
😀 Quality of life
54
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.04M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6020th and 6631st ($904 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5970th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$12242

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$752
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$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$688
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702